Suzanne Crough
{{short description|American actress (1963–2015)}}
{{Infobox person
|name= Suzanne Crough
|image= The Partridge Family Suzanne Crough 1970.jpg
|caption= Crough, c. 1970
|birthname=
|birth_date= {{birth date|1963|3|6}}
|birth_place= Fullerton, California, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|4|27|1963|3|06}}
|death_place = Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
|yearsactive= 1970–1980
|spouse= {{marriage|William Condray|1985|2015}}
|children = 2
|occupation= Actress}}
Suzanne J. Crough{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/suzanne-crough/person/6612/summary.html|title=Suzanne Crough|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com}} (March 6, 1963 – April 27, 2015) was an American child actress best known for her role as Tracy Partridge on The Partridge Family.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/suzanne_crough|title=Rotten Tomatoes: Suzanne Crough|accessdate=2010-01-30|work=rottentomatoes.com}}
Career
File:Partridge Family first cast 1970.JPG, Jeremy Gelbwaks, Suzanne Crough, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce and David Cassidy.]]File:The Partridge Family Cast 1972.jpg in 1972]]
On The Partridge Family, a musical sitcom TV show which ran from 1970 to 1974, Crough played Tracy Partridge, the youngest Partridge sibling, who played the tambourine.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/suzanne-crough/credits/190988/|title=Suzanne Crough|website=TVGuide.com|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=24 January 2020}} She also voiced Tracy in the 1974 Saturday morning cartoon Partridge Family 2200 A.D. After The Partridge Family, she made several TV movies and made guest appearances on television shows during the 1970's, including Mulligan's Stew. Her last credited on-screen role was as Kate in the 1980 TV movie Children of Divorce.
Post-acting life
Crough graduated from Los Angeles Pierce College and until 1993 owned and operated a bookstore. She married William Condray in July 1985; the couple had two daughters.{{cite news|title=Suzanne Crough, child star on 'The Partridge Family,' dies at 52|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-suzanne-crough-partridge-family-dies-20150428-story.html|accessdate=April 29, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|agency=AP|date=April 28, 2015}}
On March 2, 2010, during a reunion interview with several co-stars from The Partridge Family on The Today Show, she stated she was a manager at an OfficeMax in Bullhead City, Arizona.{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Ray|title=Suzanne Crough, played Tracy Partridge on 'The Partridge Family', dead at 52|url=http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/04/suzanne_crough_played_tracy_pa.html|accessdate=April 29, 2015|work=MassLive.com|date=April 28, 2015}}
Death
Crough died while sitting at her dining room table at her home in Laughlin, Nevada, on April 27, 2015, at the age of 52.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/suzanne-crough-dies-partridge-family/|title=Partridge Family Daughter Suzanne Crough Dies at 52|author=Raftery, Liz|website=TVGuide.com|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=28 April 2015}} The cause of death was not immediately reported, but Las Vegas police issued a statement that it was due to a "medical episode" and was "not suspicious".{{cite news|last1=Moyer|first1=Justin|title=Suzanne Crough, Partridge Family's clutch tambourine player, is dead at 52|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/29/suzanne-crough-partridge-familys-clutch-tambourine-player-is-dead-at-52|newspaper=Washington Post|accessdate=April 30, 2015|date=April 29, 2015}} According to the coroner of Clark County, Nevada, Crough's cause of death was arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD), a rare form of cardiomyopathy.[https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/%e2%80%98partridge-family%e2%80%99-star-suzanne-crough-died-of-rare-heart-ailment-coroner-says/ar-BBlHdRZ?ocid=ASUDHP Suzanne Crough died of rare heart ailment, coroner says], msn.com; accessed October 27, 2015.
Several of Crough's Partridge Family co-stars paid tribute to her, including Shirley Jones and Danny Bonaduce. Bonaduce lamented, "Everyone thought I'd be the first Partridge to go. Sadly it was little Tracy. Suzanne was a wonderful lady and a good mom. She will be missed."[https://www.thewrap.com/partridge-family-star-danny-bonaduce-on-suzanne-croughs-death-everyone-thought-id-be-the-first-partridge-to-go "Danny Bonaduce on Suzanne Crough's death: 'Everyone thought I'd be the first Partridge to go'"], thewrap.com; accessed October 27, 2015.
Filmography
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | |||
| 1970–74 | The Partridge Family | Tracy Partridge | 96 episodes |
| 1973 | Goober and the Ghost Chasers | Tracy Partridge (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 1974–75 | Partridge Family 2200 A.D. | Tracy Partridge (voice) | 16 episodes |
| 1976 | Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway | Runaway | TV film (uncredited role) |
| 1977–78 | Fred Flintstone and Friends | Tracy Partridge (voice) | Segment: The Partridge Family in Outer Space |
| 1977 | Mulligan's Stew | Stevie Freedman | 7 episodes |
| 1977 | Thanksgiving Reunion with The Partridge Family and My Three Sons | Herself | TV special |
| 1978 | The New Adventures of Wonder Woman | Girl #2 | Episode: "My Teenage Idol Is Missing" |
| 1978 | Teenage Father | Teenager mother | Short film |
| 1980 | Children of Divorce | Kate | TV film |
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0189476|name=Suzanne Crough}}
- {{find a Grave|145718315}}
- {{cite web |url= http://www.cmongethappy.com/interviews/sc/index.html |title= An Interview with Suzanne Crough |date= March 2000 |publisher= C'mon Get Happy |work= Fan site }}
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Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:American child actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:Actresses from Fullerton, California
Category:Deaths from cardiomyopathy